bluebonnet

[ bloo-bon-it ]

/ ˈbluˌbɒn ɪt /

noun

the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus.

a blue-flowered lupine, especially Lupinus subcarnosus, having spikes of light blue flowers with a white or yellow spot: the state flower of Texas.

a broad, flat cap of blue wool, formerly worn in Scotland.

a Scottish soldier who wore such a cap.

any Scot.

Words nearby bluebonnet

blueberry, blueberry muffin baby, bluebill, bluebird, blueblossom, bluebonnet, bluebook, bluebottle, bluebottle fly, bluebush, bluecoat

Origin of bluebonnet

First recorded in 1675–85; blue + bonnet

Also called blue·cap

[bloo-kap] /ˈbluˌkæp/.

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Examples from the Web for bluebonnet

Zeen did not answer, but stood there shivering and staring, with his eyes fixed on a bluebonnet in the cut corn.
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British Dictionary definitions for bluebonnet

bluebonnet

bluecap (ˈbluːˌkæp)

/ (ˈbluːˌbɒnɪt) /

noun

other names for Balmoral 1 (def. 3)

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